Pencil clip



Jan. 23, 1940. I E. s. POWELL PENCIL CLIP Filed Aug. 2, 1938 Patented Jan. 23, 1940.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PENCIL CLIP Eric S. Powell, Evansville, Ind.

Application August 2, 1938, Serial No. 222,723

1 Claim.

The invention relates to a pencil clip and more particularly to a combined pencil clip and lead sharpener.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character, wherein the same when carried upon a pencil will enable the latter to be held in a pocket of a garment and thus avoiding the loss of the pencil by the dropping of the same accidentally from the pocket and additionally the device will sharpen the tip of the lead of the pencil, being usable for this purpose.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character, wherein the construction of the same is novel in its entirety and is provided with a guide way for the sharpened end of the pencil so that the lead at the exposed tip thereof can be conveniently pointed or sharpened for the pointing of the same.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character, wherein the same is in a single unit being cut and stamped or otherwise formed from a single blank of metal and when upon the pencil will enable it to be clipped in carrying position upon the person and also serviceable as a sharpener for the lead of the pencil.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character, which is simple in its construction, thoroughly reliable and efiicient in operation, being for a dual purpose, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of the invention and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a pencil showing the clip constructed in accordance with the invention in applied position for the sharpening of the lead of the pencil.

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the clip taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a sectional view of the clip taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the clip removed from the pencil.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal sectional view through the clip when in position for sharpening the lead of the pencil.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6--6 of Figure 5, the pencil being removed.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing. 5

Referring to the drawing in detail, A designates generally a portion of a pencil, B the pointed lead tip thereof and C the tapered portion of the body of the pencil or its stock adjacent to said tip B, respectively, while D denotes gen- 10 erally the clip constituting the present invention and hereinafter fully described.

The clip D comprises a longitudinally slitted skeleton sleeve-like member II] which is inherently resilient and is susceptible of embracing the 15 stock of the pencil A for frictional security thereon. Integrally formed with this member ID diametrically opposite to the slit area ll therein is an outwardly arched clamping jaw I2 being struck outwardly longitudinally thereof to provide a guide way or channel I3 for the tip B of the pencil Awhen the member I0 is telescoped over the tapered portion C of the stock of said. pencil for a purpose presently described.

The jaw I2 has an outwardly, downwardly, upwardly and inwardly curled strip-like terminal I4 which is provided with a notch I5 opening through its free end edge, the opposite side walls of the said notch presenting cutting edges "5 while the free end edge of the terminal I4 ap- 30 proaches closely to the way or channel I3 so that the knife edged notch I5 will confront the tip B of the pencil A when the latter is inserted through the member In and such tip B traverses the channel or way I3 in the direction of the 35 terminal I4 and the said tip is introduced into the notch I5. Now when the pencil A is rotated in the member ID with said pencil in the position as just referred to, the edges I6 of the notch I5 will sharpen the tip B for the pointing. 40

The terminal I4 on the jaw I2 effects a gripping knob when the clip is worn on the stock of the pencil A whereby the latter can be clamped in a carrying position within a garment and thus the loss accidentally of the pencil is avoided. 45

The jaw I2 is transversely arched or bowed and in this way the channel or Way I3 is formed therein for eifecting a guide for the tip end of the pencil A when the clip is utilized as a sharpener for the pointing of the lead of said pencil.

The cutting edges at the notch I5 are at the outermost area of the way or channel I3, and in fact, this notch I5 is in the terminal I4 as will be apparent in Figures 5 and 6 of the drawing. The free ends of the terminal follow an angular 55 relationship to the jaw of the clip so that these areas approach each other and thus the lead tip B will be acted upon by the cutting edges for the sharpening and pointing of said tip.

What is claimed is:

A clip of the kind described comprising a longitudinally slitted sleeve-like member inherently resilient and susceptible of embracing a pencil stock, an outwardly arcuately curved jaw formed 10 with said member and extended beyond-one end thereof and having a guideway longitudinally provided therein, and an outwardly, downwardly and inwardly curled terminal formed with said jaw and having a notch opening through its free edge to provide cutting areas opposite each other closely approaching the guideway in said jaw, the said cutting areas being disposed at opposite sides of the guideway in the jaw and in proximity to the jaw next to the said terminal.

ERIC S. POWELL. 

